Day in Photos: July 15

&lt;cutline_leadin&gt;&lt;/cutline_leadin&gt;US Olympic and Chivas USA midfielder Sacha Kljestan of Huntington Beach is going to Beijing. His father Slavko Kljestan got to Canada and then snuck into the US with basically nothing. He built a successful OC construction company and now his son is headed to the Olympics."I'm living the American dream," Slavko said. MICHAEL GOULDING, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

<cutline_leadin></cutline_leadin>US Olympic and Chivas USA midfielder Sacha Kljestan of Huntington Beach is going to Beijing. His father Slavko Kljestan got to Canada and then snuck into the US with basically nothing. He built a successful OC construction company and now his son is headed to the Olympics."I'm living the American dream," Slavko said. MICHAEL GOULDING, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Swimmers don't seem to mind the closure of part of the beach at North Beach in San Clemente after a sewage spill closed a portion of the beach. PAUL BERSEBACH, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Kaleb Driggers, of Albany, Ga., takes down his steer in the steer wrestling event during the second day of the International Finals Youth Rodeo at the Shawnee Expo Center in Shawnee, Okla. Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Jake York, 15, jumps over rocks and into Lake Coeur d'Alene from Tubbs Hill in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to get relief from the summer heat. Shawn Gust, Coeur d'Alene Press
<cutline_leadin>BEAR HUG: </cutline_leadin>CHOC patient Perry Rohr, 12, gets a hug from CHOCO the bear as Perry's mom Nancy watches. STEVE ZYLIUS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
With downtown Bellevue, Wash., behind him, Antonio Jones, 17, of Seattle flips while jumping off the diving board at Mount Baker Beach in Seattle. Dan DeLong, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A piece by artist David Mach and entitled 'Out of Order' shows a row of traditional English red phone boxes in Kingston, south of London. EDDIE KEOGH, REUTERS
A worker labors outside the National Aquatics, also known as the Water Cube, weeks before the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. ANDY WONG, AP
Visitors swim in a pool at the scenic spot called Salt Lake, southwest China's Sichuan province. Officials said Sunday that tourists can now travel safely to Sichuan's scenic spots, apart from those in 30 counties seriously affected by the May 12 earthquake. COLOR CHINA PHOTO, AP
<cutline_leadin>RARE SIGHT: </cutline_leadin>Michelle Ballee, left, and Casey Dee say they are the only two "booth babes" at the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit Tuesday. They were at the Nyko meeting room. The scaled-down event was a departure from conventions past that had a loud, carnival-like trade show feel. H. LORREN AU JR., THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
India's Air Force helicopters flie over during a flight display at the Farnborough aerospace show, in Farnborough, England. LEFTERIS PITARAKIS, AP
American League all-star Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners' chases a fly ball during batting practice before the start of Major League Baseball's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium in New York. Shannon Stapleton, REUTERS
The Terra satellite captured this image July 13, 2008, of the Okmok Caldera erupting on Umnak Island in Alaska. Viewed through a break in the clouds, Both a steam plume, right, and an ash plume emanate from the volcano. The steam is snowy white like the nearby clouds. The ash is slightly darker. The blue-green color of the nearby ocean water may result from volcanic ashfall. NASA, AP
Clint Eastwood makes an appearance with fans on location in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, on the set of his new film, 'Gran Torino. Eastwood was in Grosse Pointe Shores for the day and about 50 fans and neighbors stopped by to catch a glimpse of him. SARAH LIM, DETROIT FREE PRESS, AP
Jonathan Nunez, a garbage scavenger, sit inside a recycled tent, watches sacks containing recyclable items that he collected during the day at a garbage dump in Rafey, north of Santo Domingo. Ramon Espinosa, AP
Angry farmers smash watermelons from a truck in a parking lot in front of a supermarket of the French retail chain Auchan on the outskirts of Budapest to protest against low purchase prices. Some 150 tons of watermelons were smashed. TAMAS KOVACS, AP
Spectators watch an Airbus A-380 passenger plane land on the second day of the Farnborough International Airshow in south England. TOBY MELVILLE, REUTERS
A boy jumps into a fountain to keep cool at the Manezh Square in downtown Moscow, as temperatures hit 86 fahrenheit. DENIS SINYAKOV, REUTERS
Ding Shiyang, also known as 'Grandma Ding', closes a her front door as a local delivers a stray cat to her small Hutong house in central Beijing. Ding has over 250 cats and dogs in her home brought to her by concerned locals due to the 'clean up' campaign Beijing authorities mounted earlier this year to rid the streets of any stray cats and dogs before the August Olympic Games. DAVID GRAY, REUTERS
A sailing class navigates the waters of Lake Erie off the Cleveland, Ohio harbor entrance. MARK DUNCAN, AP
Business visitors view a jet engine on the second day of the Farnborough International Airshow in south England. TOBY MELVILLE, REUTERS
South African Oscar Pistorius's shadow is cast on the track as he runs during a training session for the international European Athletics Association (EAA) athletics meeting in Lucerne. Double amputee Pistorius, who runs with carbon-fibre blades attached to his legs, will try for the third time to reach the Beijing Olympics 400 metres qualification time of 45.95 seconds at the international EAA athletics meeting in Lucerne on Wednesday. Michael Buholzer, REUTERS
A man does evening exercises by the moonlight on the waterfront of North Vancouver, British Columbia. ANDY CLARK, REUTERS
A firefighter walks to his tent in the fire camp in Carmel Valley, Calif., A "spike" camp has been set up at the Carmel Valley airport that is currently housing over 900 firefighters and support staff working on the Basin Complex wildfires in the Los Padres National Forest. Vern Fisher, Monterey County Herald
Pilgrims take pictures after the World Youth Day's opening mass in Sydney, Australia. DANIEL MUNOZ, REUTERS
Performers in a cultural show take a quick break during a performance in the Hall of Virtue and Harmony inside the Summer Palace in Beijing. DARREN WHITESIDE, REUTERS
A Colombian policeman holds the leash of a dog smelling packages of marijuana seized by anti-drugs policemen near Cali city July 15, 2008. At least 3.2 tons of marijuana were confiscated by police during a raid named "Media Luna II", authorities said. R Jaime Saldarriaga, REUTERS

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